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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N4338U

N4338U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-161 built in 1984. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 2, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".

Piper PA-28-161 cancelled April 2, 2013

Serial number
28-8416079
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1984
Last status
Sale reported, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
March 13, 1991
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Knowville, TN
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N4338U

ATL90FA061Accident on February 6, 1990 at Norris, TN: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-161 · serial 28-8416079

THE STUDENT PILOT'S MISJUDGED DESCENT WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH TREES AND THE GROUND. A FACTOR WAS THAT THE PILOT WAS BUZZING WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site